India`s government is set to overhaul annual targets for public sector lenders this month, ending a focus on size that has long encouraged banks to inflate their loans and deposits at the year-end to hit growth objectives.

A stable government at the Centre seems to have had an impact on the country's business climate, as India Inc's optimism index for the third quarter of this year has registered an increase of over 11 percent over last year, a Dun & Bradstreet report has said.

An overwhelming majority of Indians feel that corruption is widespread in their government and believe that current government has not been able to do enough to combat it, according to a latest opinion poll conducted by the US-based Gallup Poll.